Cast
Ray Brooks
Acting
Cast
Ray Brooks
Known for
Acting
Born
1939-04-20
From
Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
Died
2025-08-09
Biography
Ray Brooks was a British actor famous for his role as the narrator in the classic children's cartoon series Mr Benn, for the films The Knack...And How To Get It, Daleks - Invasion Earth: 2150AD and Cathy Come Home, and for the TV series Big Deal and Growing Pains. In later years he played Joe Macer, the husband and murderer of Albert Square stalwart Pauline Fowler, in the BBC's long running soap opera EastEnders and has wrote several books, including his autobiography. He died at the age of 86 on 9th August 2025 following a short illness. He had been living with dementia in his final years.
The Flesh and Blood Show
as Mike
H.M.S. Defiant
as Hayes
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as 5 of Spades
The World of Eddie Weary
as Alex Conway/Eddie Weary
The Knack... and How to Get It
as Tolen
Some People
as Johnnie
Assassin
as Craig
That's Carry On!
as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
House of Whipcord
as Tony
Carry On Abroad
as Giorgio
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
as David
The Last Grenade
as Lt. David Coulson
Baffled!
as George Tracewell
A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
as Raymond Collis
Cathy Come Home
as Reg Ward
The Middle-of-the-Road Roadshow for All the Family
as Peter Queech
Office Romances
as Gordon Spelle
Tiffany Jones
as Guy
On Location: The Carry Ons
as Giorgio (archive footage) (uncredited)
Play It Cool
as Freddy
Office Party
as Paul
The Cherry Orchard
as Yasha
Captured
Some of Your Bits Ain't Nice!
as Narrator (voice)